Episode Details

The holiday season is the busiest time of year for many choirs, but few face a schedule quite as intense as the Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh. Music Director, Daniel Singer, goes behind the scenes of the choir's jam-packed December lineup, which includes 11 concerts in just three weekends with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. They will be singing Brahms Schicksalslied, Faure's Requiem, Handel's Messiah, and a host of your favorite holiday pop and jazz songs. Daniel shares how the choir manages the logistics of performing all the repertoire, including the challenge of singing in multiple languages across three different days. He also discusses adding the Junior Mendelssohn Choir to the Holiday Pops concert with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, something that is new to the group this year. Daniel also discusses the successful Crossing Bridges preview concert they did earlier this season, and what is coming up after December for the choir. The Mendelssohn Choir will be performing with the Pittsburgh Symphony on December 6th and 8th in the Brahms and Faure concert. They will also be performing Handel's Messiah on Saturday, December 7th. The Junior Mendelssohn Choir will join the group for the Highmark Holiday Pops concerts, that run December 13th to 22nd. Get in the festive spirit with the Mendelssohn Choir! Visit https://www.themendelssohn.org/hear-us/ to learn more. Thanks for tuning in to WQED's Voice of the Arts, Pittsburgh's trusted source for arts and culture in our region. Whether you're passionate about classical music, film, theater, opera, or local music, we’re here to bring you closer to the heart of Pittsburgh's local arts scene. Don’t miss our musician interviews, the latest local music news, and performing arts insights from across the Southwestern Pennsylvania region.  Subscribe and follow to stay connected with the vibrant voices shaping Pittsburgh’s creative community. Visit https://www.wqed.org/ to see what else WQED is doing in our community. Until next time, keep supporting the arts and keep listening to Voice of the Arts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.